FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 11 July 08

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

PRESENTING COLORS

Sailors assigned to the Navy Ceremonial Guard hold flags representing each state during the presentation of colors during a Navy District Washington Concert on the Avenue at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

GOLF COURSE LANDING

Spectators at the the 2nd Annual AT&T National Golf Tournament in Bethesda, Md., watch as Army Staff Sgt. Larry Jarrett performs a parachute landing on the golf course, July 2, 2008. Jarrett is team leader of the 101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagle Parachute Demonstration Team, which performed a demonstration jump before the start of the tournament. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess

FALCON FIREWORKS

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sits on the runway during an early Independence Day celebration and fireworks display in Madison, Wis., June 28, 2008. The Falcon aircraft is assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Oliva

Cliff Richard ~ Livin Lovin Doll

Gene Vincent ~ Be Bop A Lula

Ken Clark ~ Merry Mountain Hoedown

Artie Shaw ~ Oh! Lady, Be Good

Santana ~ Oye Como Va

ROAD TO NUKHAYB

A light armored vehicle, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, drives down an Iraqi highway on its way to Nukhayb, Iraq, June 23, 2008. Marines will meet with leaders to discuss ways to help the town to include repairing its well. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson

CONVOY TO TELKAEF

U.S. soldiers conduct a vehicle convoy to the city of Telkaef, Iraq, June 25, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise

Eddy Cochran ~ C'mon Everybody

Sons of The Pioneers ~ Carolina In The Morning

Fats Domino ~ Blueberry Hill

The Beatles ~ Eleanor Rigby

Roy Clark ~ Thank God And Greyhound

WHOOPS!!!

U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Miller, left, laughs as Spc. Michael Paniagua looks down at the ice cream that fell on his body armor during a patrol in Amariyah, Iraq, Jun 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez

080706-N-1424C-975 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (July 6, 2008) Cargo and equipment is offloaded from an improved Navy lighterage system causeway ferry during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) 2008. JLOTS 2008 will establish command and control of Army and Navy units, construct a life support area, conduct force protection operations, execute an in-stream offload of shipping from a sea echelon area, employ an offshore petroleum discharge system, retrograde and safely redeploy allocated forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian P. Caracci (Released)

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[MoJo2001]

Of course you don’t get a say in any of this. If you did, we’d be in the corner for the rest of our lives.

We have things to blow up. We don’t have time for the corner.

NEXT!

[Kathy in Alaska]

NO!! You cannot have my chair! It fits my neck just right. No kinks if I fall asleep with my head back. I’ve already taken my chair to another room where you guys can’t find it.

[Randy Larsen]

Ma needs to blow up that keyboard, she’s got hair all tangled up in there!
Not to mentiontion all those donuts and coffee!

[MoJo2001]

What did you say? Oh! Nothing! Okay! :-)

Actually, we’re not really going to ‘blow’ anything up silly Ma.

We need ice cream. GO GET US ICE CREAM!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

We're having quite a show! (Made mainland news.) A lava tube caved in a couple days ago and produced an aerial fireworks display......it also sent more worries and heartaches for the last two residents of Royal Gardens.

You know we're approaching 25 years of volcanic activity, both Kilauea and Lo'ihi, and all that sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and ash going into the atmosphere (this morning I heard we're at 1800 tons a day), I'm afraid Algore will find out. I can barely afford the taxes levied on my normal activities......I wouldn't want to pay a Carbon tax for Madame Pele.

[MoJo2001]

Psstt...Ma doesn’t drink coffee. Donuts...I don’t think she eats too many of those. We need to sidetrack her.

Ma, we want Butterfingers.

[Kathy in Alaska]

OK....when you rebuild I want at least one wall to be blue..not dark blue and not light blue....a blue in the middle. And I need a bigger desk, with lots of drawers. And I need one of those new fangled TVs that make the picture short and wide. And a built in DVD player that plays Divx, you know, so it will play everything.

[Randy Larsen]

...and those dang cigar butts!

She needs to stop smoking those dang cigars!

Sheesh!

[Randy Larsen]

You must want to discuss something with me!

[MoJo2001]

Psstt...Ma doesn’t smoke at all. I think those cigars were leftover from the last little party she doesn’t know we had. :-)

Now we’re in trouble as she will know something was up.

Get ready for the corner Randy.

[Randy Larsen]

Ready!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Randy Larsen]

Ma?

Is that real?

[Randy Larsen]

Is this my bannishment notice?

[MoJo2001]

Sure.

“Different strokes for different folks.”

We all have our preferences and it isn’t always going to agree with everyone.

My whole Canteen existence can attest to that.

laurenmarlowe ain’t a princess...she’s a Lady.

We don’t always have to agree with everyone, nor do we have to like everyone, but we can’t lose sight of the purpose for the Canteen-—it’s for the Troops.

If you’re not sure the next time about what someone is saying or meaning, take a deep breath and have some chocolate. It always works. I don’t care what Ma says...chocolate cures everything. :-)

[MoJo2001]

Ya don’t banish Sailors-—EVER!

[Randy Larsen]

In or out?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wow....what a show you must be having. And all that carbon. What will you do?

[MoJo2001]

I’m an innie and you?